Manaiakalani Programme and the learning pedagogy of Learn, Create, Share

Learn, Create, Share is in full swing at New Brighton Catholic School. Read below to find what is happening in our Year 4 and 7-8 Pilot programme.

Since the beginning of 2018 our Year 4 (Room 4) and Year 7-8 (Room 1) students have been involved in the Manaiakalani Programme and the learning pedagogy of Learn, Create, Share.

Students are working with Mark Maddren, a Manaiakalani Outreach Facilitator who visits every Wednesday to work in both classrooms. Students are learning how to look after and use their device, with tools and tips, to get the most out of them. Mark is sharing with them ways to be creative on their Chromebooks (Room 1) or ipads (Room 4) eg making animations and blog profiles.

Each child in Year 7-8 now has their own individual blog. Please make sure you have subscribed to this your child's blog so you can be part of the learning that is shared (you can do this by providing them with your email address or by visiting their blog at home and including your email address as a subscriber).

Mark is providing professional development to all New Brighton Catholic School Staff as the Learn, Create, Share pedagogy will roll out across all year levels over the next 3 years.

What is Learn, Create, Share?

Learn- learners learn about a particular topic

Create- create interesting products to show their learning,

Share- share these products using a variety of methods. eg Individual Blogs

Click here to find out more.

Mark is working through the CyberSmart programme (see below) ensuring our students are continually making smart choices when online.

Manaiakalani CyberSmart Programme- click here

Our students have looked at the difference between sharing their information privately or publicly, how they are seen online and the importance of creating a positive online profile.

As students are only in the early stages of their individual blogs, they will shortly learn how to give constructive feedback when commenting on others' students blog posts.

Sharing our learning:

Room 1 Class Blog- click here  Room 1 individual student blogs- click here

A guide for parents on how to comment on their child's blog

Manaiakalani Parent Questionnaire 2018

As part of The Manaiakalani Programme, Woolf Fisher Research Centre (our research partner) surveys all key stakeholders to add to the big picture research around our learners’ progress and achievement. This year, parents of learners in pilot 1:1 classes are invited to fill in the survey containing questions about their child’s learning, using The Manaiakalani Programme learning process, called Learn Create Share. We are interested in gathering your thoughts about your child, along with your thoughts about their experience so far with The Manaiakalani Programme. 

If you are a parent of a child in Year 7-8 please fill in this quick survey. Click here. Thank you for completing this.

Should you have any further queries about Learn, Create, Share or what learning is happening within the hubs, please contact Ms Daines or feel free to email me at bernrad@nbc.school.nz

Thank you for taking the time to read this important information and complete the survey for the programme, it is greatly appreciated.

Anzac Gallate

On Tuesday, Anzac Gallate the head boy of Cashmere High came to talk to the Year 7 & 8 learners as part of the Sir Peter Blake Young Leaders Dream Team, (which is also associated with the Sir Peter Blake Trust). Anzac told to us about all the opportunities he’s had and chances to make a difference. One of the many cool things he has done was going to the Kermadec Islands on the HMNZS Canterbury ship, to help with marine research. It was very inspiring and eye opening to hear what he has done for his school along with the Sustainability Council such as reducing energy consumption by 30%! Monitoring health of local rivers, and planted many native trees around the school. In 2016 the group won the International Zayed Future Energy Award, which included $100,000 USD which went towards 100 solar panels, a wind turbine and piezoelectric titles. This was a great chance for our class to see what can happen when you put a bit of effort into your goals and use a growth mindset.

Saskia 

Year 8

Science Trip

Last Thursday Year 7 & 8 learners went to Catholic Cathedral College for a science lesson afternoon. We were all thrilled and ready to have an amazing time. At CCC we met the science teacher Mr Wardrop. The first science project that we saw was when the teacher broke a glass tube and put it in some vegetable oil and it all joined back together, this was because the reflection of sunlight was different in air compared to in oil. We also completed lots of amazing experiments that involved dry ice. We looked at static electricity and learned that charges can be both negative and positive. Finally at the end we used a vandergraph that made Jessica’s, Grace’s and Jasmine’s hair go crazy and stand up because of the positive charge. Overall we had an awesome time and learnt a lot. Thank you so much CCC for teaching and letting us view science at your school.

Rosie

Year 7